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Center for Book Arts Founded in 1974, Center for Book Arts is the oldest non-profit dedicated to uplifting the art of the

This virtual workshop taught by CBA instructor Iviva Olenick, will teach students how to use household materials and pla...
10/15/2026

This virtual workshop taught by CBA instructor Iviva Olenick, will teach students how to use household materials and plants to make camera-less eco-photographs over the course of three sessions.

Building upon skills learned in Natural Dyeing, Kitchen Printing and Embroidery, through this two-part workshop, participants will gain knowledge in transforming food waste (purple cabbage leaves, turmeric spice, water from soaking black rice, spinach leaves) into photographic emulsions to make anthotypes, or plant-based sun-prints, similar to cyanotypes.

Learn how to take plant cuttings and use them to make a safe developer for printing plants on B&W photo paper, known as phytograms. Add embroidery to your phytograms, crafting unique, mixed media artworks, and begin to plan new book arts projects incorporating these techniques.

No experience required. Don't miss out on your chance to learn about this fascinating and beautiful process!

🪴 Thursdays, October 22nd - November 5th, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM ET
🪴 Virtual
🪴 Pay-what-you-can ($100 suggested)


A unique opportunity to explore an age-old technique with modern applications that adds a touch of brilliance to your bo...
10/14/2026

A unique opportunity to explore an age-old technique with modern applications that adds a touch of brilliance to your book covers, prints, and handmade editions!

No experience is required in this one-day workshop taught by instructor Biruta Auna as we use heat and pressure to create dazzling designs that elevate your book arts practice. You will learn how to set up a hot stamping machine and experiment with different foils and textures. Whether you're looking to personalize your artist books, add elegant details to handmade journals, or experiment with bold graphic elements, you'll leave with new skills, custom-stamped pieces, and plenty of inspiration.

Sign up today and bring your creativity!

📔 Saturday, October 24th, from 11AM to 5PM
📔 In-Person
📔 $210 + $30 Materials


Please join us at the Center for Book Arts on November 9 at 7:00 pm for the upcoming BookTalk: "Curious Matter: Exhibiti...
10/13/2026

Please join us at the Center for Book Arts on November 9 at 7:00 pm for the upcoming BookTalk: "Curious Matter: Exhibitions, Books, and the Practice of Inquiry," an in-person conversation with artists Raymond E. Mingst and Arthur Bruso, who are the founders and co-directors of Curious Matter, an exhibition and project space they established in Jersey City in 2007. Growing from their individual art practices and shared interests in cabinets of curiosities, museology, and art as a point of departure for inquiry, Curious Matter brings artists, writers, and audiences into conversation through exhibitions, publications, and public programs. Books and printed matter have been integral to its work from the beginning, from exhibition catalogues and artist monographs to broadsides and publications that extend the life and ideas of an exhibition.

This event is hosted in person at Center for Book Arts. To RSVP please visit the website: https://buff.ly/G4EFV5u

Admission : $5

Have an idea for a zine or small publication but not sure where to start? This four-session bootcamp taught by instructo...
10/13/2026

Have an idea for a zine or small publication but not sure where to start? This four-session bootcamp taught by instructor Christina Long walks you through the full arc of independent publishing, from print production and binding to pricing, distribution, and the politics of making work outside mainstream channels.

Over four sessions, students will print one complete zine, develop a concept and prototype for an original small-press, and build a practical publishing plan. The bootcamp concludes with each student presenting their final zine concept and prototype to the group.

Along the way, we'll lightly explore the current landscape of independent publishing, including how AI tools and censorship pressures are reshaping what it means to protect your creative work on your own terms.

No prior bookmaking or publishing experience required, sign up today!

📚️ Thursdays, October 22nd - November 12th, 6:00PM to 8:30PM ET
📚️ In-Person
📚️ Pay-what-you-can + $25 Materials


10/13/2026

Curious about what goes on behind the doors of Center for Book Arts? 👀

Come see for yourself at Open House New York 2026! We’re bringing our studios to life with live demos, hands-on activities, and plenty of book arts magic. ✨

📍 Center for Book Arts, NYC
📅 Sunday, Oct 18, 2:00PM-6:00PM

No experience needed. Just bring your curiosity!

A big thank-you to the artists and educators featured in this video who made last year’s event possible:

Matt Collins - Washington press ( )
Nicole Rosengurt - Collections show and tell
Zoe Katz - Leather tooling (Zoe )
Hadley Vogel - Box making (Hadley Hill Bindery)
Sidney Renaud Eberly - Vandercook
Eva Parra - RISO (Calipso Press)
Camilo Otero - Exhibition Tour (Calipso Press)
Jackson Gomez Diaz and Kelly Luu - Zinemaking - ( Jackson + Kelly Luu )
Aarati Akkapeddi - hotfoil stamping (Aarati Akkapeddi)
+ more!

Open to artists and students of all experience levels!In this one-day workshop by instructor Efrat Hakimi, you will gain...
10/11/2026

Open to artists and students of all experience levels!

In this one-day workshop by instructor Efrat Hakimi, you will gain a foundational knowledge of stab-binding and leave with 2 finished books. Stab-binding is a method originating in East Asia that uses thread as both technology and ornament; the stitching fastens the book block while forming geometric patterns.

We hope you will come away from the class with a great addition to either your ongoing practice or your emerging one. Sign up and learn a new bookbinding technique with us before space runs out!

🪡 Tuesday, October 20th, 6PM to 9PM ET
🪡 In-Person
🪡 $105 + $25 Materials fee

"Paper Cuts: ndependent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025 " is on view at Center for Book Arts!The exhibition w...
10/10/2026

"Paper Cuts: ndependent Publishing in the United States, 2000-2025 " is on view at Center for Book Arts!

The exhibition will draw from over 600 zines and small-press publications gathered and researched by Christopher Kardambikis over the past decade. Three guest curators have lent their own perspective to the exhibition, with reading tables centered around q***r publishing, Black-led editorial platforms, and DIY print networks.

We would like to highlight is Jake Nussbaum’s Rhythm Book, which uses the 2 fundamental components of rhythm, silence and sound, to explore ten fundamental rhythms of the universe. A deck of cards accompanies the book which can be used to create rhythms in different meters and create endless combinations of patterns and ideas.

Celebrate the spooky season with a pocketful of cryptids! Join master paper engineer and CBA instructor Shawn Sheehy in ...
10/10/2026

Celebrate the spooky season with a pocketful of cryptids! Join master paper engineer and CBA instructor Shawn Sheehy in exploring five pure pop-up strategies.

Using a kit of pre-cut pieces and a small set of simple hand tools, students will build tiny structures in 2" x 2" folios and then house their collection in a novel adhesive-free box. Beginners will appreciate the simplicity of these structures, while more advanced artists will enjoy exploring new ways to apply foundational structure.

In just two sessions, students will explore small cryptids that increase in size, and then apply those strategies to five of our most famous cryptids: the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, a unicorn, a bridge troll, and a dragon. Don't miss out on one of our favorite workshops of the semester!

💌 Tuesdays, October 27th - November 3rd, from 6PM to 8PM ET
💌 Virtual
💌 $95 + $25 Materials

No prior bookbinding experience is required In this three-week virtual class taught by instructor Scott McCarney. Studen...
10/09/2026

No prior bookbinding experience is required In this three-week virtual class taught by instructor Scott McCarney.

Students will be introduced to techniques for constructing book blocks for a Japanese Album, a Japanese Butterfly book, and a drum leaf binding, all of which have similar and ingenious modes of assembly.

Drum leaf bindings are suitable to learn if you are interested in creating a lay-flat structures ideal for displaying photographs and prints, a structure developed by artist and bookbinder Timothy Ely who was inspired by his studio of vellum binding in England, where he observed how vellum was drummed to boards to minimize pulling.

Reserve your spot today!

📒 Mondays, October 19th - November 2nd, 6PM to 8PM ET
📒 Virtual
📒 Pay-what-you-can ($120 suggested)

Remember to join us next Friday for a curatorial walkthrough of "Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States...
10/09/2026

Remember to join us next Friday for a curatorial walkthrough of "Paper Cuts: Independent Publishing in the United States, 2000–2025," with curator Christopher Kardambikis, who will be accompanied by Christina Long ( ZINE), Caroline Kern (Pegacorn press), and Kyle Quinn (Raw Meat Collective) to reflect on their selection of zines from the Paper Cuts archive, now held at Center for Book Arts.

Free and open to the public. Space is limited so make sure to RSVP at the link in our bio.

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28 W 27th Street, 3rd Fl
New York, NY
10001

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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